New National Teaching Plan for Swimming

Both Victoria Park and West Park Leisure Centres have successfully introduced the Amateur
Swimming Association's new National Teaching Plan. The plan includes the basic learn to swim stages 1 to 7 and then moves on to the more advanced levels 8 to 10 - which include Mini Polo and Rookie Lifeguard. Synchronised Swimming and Diving will be introduced into the programme in September.

Erewash Novice Triathlon 2008

Come on, have a go! No experience necessary!

Sunday 13th July, West Park, Long Eaton. 

Three sports with a pit-stop between each: 400m swim in West Park Leisure Centre, 10 mile bike ride on public roads, and 5km run in West Park. If you need help with training, local clubs are on hand to support you, please call for further information.

New for 2008 - the Team Challenge in which teams of three participants take part. So if you have another two work colleagues that you can encourage to take part then maybe this is for you?

There will also be a one mile Family Fun Run in West Park at the same time as the Triathlon to encourage families and spectators to take part. All finishers get a prize and there are spot prizes for people that make the day memorable - fancy dress optional!

Visit www.erewash.gov.uk/triathlon for full, up to date details.

Following the decision by the Council earlier this year to close the Albion Leisure Centre, action is now being taken to relocate service users and to redeploy the staff to other leisure centres and council services.

Two employees have already been matched into vacant positions and another round of recruitment will begin at the end of April.

The Rutland Sports Park tennis centre is now being re-surfaced to allow multi-sport use. When this work is completed at the end of May, service users from the Albion Leisure Centre will start to be transferred over. It is expected that nearly all of the centre's users will be relocated by the end of August, with the facility closing for good as planned on or before 1st December 2008.

We've put together a document of Frequently Asked Questions, which should answer most of your queries.

Rutland Sports Park played host to the Sainsbury's Sport Relief Mile last month. This is the 2nd year that Rutland has taken part in the event. Thousands across the country ran a mile for Sport Relief, helping to raise over £24million to date.

Comic Relief spends the money raised to help vulnerable people living incredibly tough lives both at home in the UK and in the world's poorest countries. Well done to all that took part!